Space 4 Living
It hardly seems fair to name Quigleys earlier on for their mere incompetence, if I then let Space 4 Living get away with deliberate cuntishness. So that's them.I spoke to their 'manager' today, who told me that the deposit I paid wasn't a normal security deposit, but was in fact a retention deposit, and was subject to forfeit if I pulled out. I responded thusly:
Me: Bollocks. No one ever mentioned that, so as far as I'm concerned, it's a security deposit
Them: No, really. You're not getting it back.
Me: OK, what's your address to serve court papers?
Them: (Somewhere in manchester)
Me: OK. Also, do you have a bit of paper, with my signature on it, in which I acknowledge that this deposit, or the application fee for that matter, is non refundable?
Them: Well....umm....ah....
Me: Exactly. See you in court.
I've since checked companies house, and the address she gave me is different to the registered office. So I'll write to both. Then in two weeks, I'll issue proceedings.
Fair play to them for calling my bluff, but I'm not bluffing.